How Sterling Hitchcock's Balks Compares to Similar Players

Sterling Hitchcock totaled 11 career Balks, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.6 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Balks season came in 1992, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.6 that year. The highest point came in 1993 at 2, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.8 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Balks total went from 0 in 2002 to 0 in 2003 and 0 in 2004, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Balks profile — ranging from 0 to 2 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Sterling Hitchcock Lifetime Balks

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Sterling Hitchcock Balks Per Season

Sterling Hitchcock's Balks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Sterling Hitchcock Balks per season line chart

Sterling Hitchcock Balks by Team

Sterling Hitchcock's career Balks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Sterling Hitchcock career Balks by team bar chart

Sterling Hitchcock Cumulative Balks — Career Progression

A running total of Sterling Hitchcock's career Balks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Sterling Hitchcock Balks year-over-year waterfall chart

Sterling Hitchcock Balks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Sterling Hitchcock's seasonal Balks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Sterling Hitchcock Balks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Sterling Hitchcock Balks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Sterling Hitchcock's MLB career with Balks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Sterling Hitchcock Balks season-by-season breakdown table